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Originally Posted by Formendacil
I think the use of the terms "leech" and "leechcraft" have more to do with Tolkien evoking the ancientry of Gondor than using bloodsucking worms medicinally.
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It seems you're correct.
As Théoden angrily remarked to Wormtongue in
The King of the Golden Hall:
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'Your leechcraft ere long would have had me walking on all fours like a beast.'
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Théoden, being of part Gondorian descent, could be expected to use some of their expressions.